The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-26

10 De one OF tne leaulng INDUSTRIES Oh floTIud'
The tax duplicate for Nolrsia county for
this. year, as presented by Assessor ;; b.
Wright, foots up So, 322 Oh, of which less
tlan $4,000 will he to unknown owners.
Last year over $4,000 was marked I'M
| known.
Fred I.ohman's yacht, the Josephine,
| which was sunk in twenty-five feet of water
during the heavy rain of week ago Satur-
day night, at Fernandina, has been resur
rected from her watery grave, and now
| floats high and dry.
AS showing the work accomplished by the
| Apopka Canal Company, in lowering Lake
| Apopka, John w Harden of Montverde,
informs us that he has beans growing on the
shore of the lake where water used to stand
| to the depth of fourteen inches.
Capt. w. c. Mutt, Tax Assessor for
Orange county, estimates that the taxable
property, as assessed, will be about $780,
600, upon which the State has made levy
of Az mills and the county mills, making
total of l0}5 mills for all purposes. This
is the lowest rate of taxation ever levied in
Orange county.
The County School Board has appro-
priated $3.50 for carrying on white school
in Seville, and $3.50 for colored school. j.
q. Poppeil has donated two handsome lots
for site, and work on the building has
been begun. The building is to be twenty
five feet by forty feet, two stories. The
upper floor will be used as Masonic Hall.
A colored man entered the residence of
George Long, at Interlachen one night last
week, and after riaing the pockets of
William Whalen, he entered the room Of
Mr.. Long. In his search for valuables he
awakened Mr.. Long, who, in his short
clothes, gave him hot pursuit, but he es-
capped. He, however, was later in the day
captured near Hawthorn.
At the regular examination of teachers at
Sumterville, ON Monday Sept IL, the fol-
lowing applicants were successful: Miss
Dora Carver, Miss Tallulah R. Atkins, Miss
Mary Simmons, Mrs. n. j. Warnock, Mrs.
S. J. Sinms, D. H. Hart, r. D. Moore, G..
P. Williams, G. HI. Tidd, j. A. Jones, Esther
Crews, johnson Worth, John Dabney. The
three last named persons are colorei.
Thursday morning Harry B. Archibald,
the keeper of Indian River Inlet House of
Refuge, found on the beach mile south of
the station, bottle containing two cards
with the following names: ''Pat Tynin, with
George Marguart, corner Carondelet and
Poydras streets. w. I. Graham, 1856 Dun
das street. Toronto, Canada William
Jones j. Archer" There was no date nor
vessels name.
In shooting gallery on Church street, at
Orlando, is live quail with its head pro-
truding from box as a target to be shot at
by anyone who will pay. The poor thing
cannot draw It's head into the box, but is
kept in mute terror while the bullets are
kept flying around it, until some expert
puts it out of misery, when it is replaced
by another Such cruel sport should be
prohibited by the authorities 81
The advantages and beauties Of Lake
Winnimissett, near Orange City, are not as
well known as they should be, The Aquat-
ic Club, of that place, has fitted up bath
houses, boat houses, swimming pools, etc,
which makes il a very pleasant place to
spend day. The club consists of over
forty gentlemen from the vicinity, DeLand
Lake Helen and elsewhere, who have several
fine boats on the lake now, and are con-
stantly adding to their number.
Ed. Hill, of Cocoa, has made deed of
assignment for the benefit of all his credit
ors, appointing S. F. Travis assignee Mr.
Hill wrote to each of his creditors asking
them TO come or send a representative, as
he owed more money than he could pay at
that time, and asking a few months indul-
gence. Mr.. Hill was answered by an at
tachment, and in justice to all of his credit
oIs could do nothing but assign all of his
property for the benefit of his creditors.
Robert Lcnnox Kennedy, well and favor
ably known, has lately died. He was one
of the Lennox family of New York, noted
for wealth and its generous use for the pub
the Presbyterians in Palatka, and furnished
them handsomely. The first building was
burned in the great fire, and he erected
new building the present and provided it
with a large clock. He left an endowment
TO aid the church. He was broad in his gifts,
contributor to the Episcopal Orphanage
School of Charleston, and other worthy
objects, outside his own church associa-
tions.
To II
man, Is becoming an expert astronomer
Last week he went Up into the tower to
locate the North star. He opened the win
dow ON the north side, ana to better observe
the luminary, attempted TO step out on the
platform. He stepped out, but there is no
platform on the north side, and Phillip took
a mighty step downward of about 10 feet
to roof, rolled off the roof and fell on to
the porch, and rolled off the porch roof on
to the ground, u distance, in three falls
of over 40 feet. Hereafter when he locates
the North star, he will make first an obser-
walton in reference to a place to stand
Fortunately, he was able to pick himself up
only slightly bruised. Nine such jumps out
of ten would have broken the mau's neck.
One very remarkable occurance, connect
ed with the recent campaign in Marion
county was the prediction of Capt. Bill
Kendrick, in his Prohibition speech in
Anthony, on Monday night previous TO
the election. He addressed an appreciative
audience, and in his eloquence and en-
thusiasm delivered himself thus: az have
no fears, ladies and gentlemen, as to tho
final result. / will tell you the majority
for the dry" ticket, and | will not miss
it ten votes it will be 1877 in the county"
And singular as it may appear that is the
exact majority. Capt. Kendrick had not
been in Marion county for several weeks
before. His remarkable prophesy is a
subject OF general comment among the
citizens.
1t was rumored on the streets of Black
water last Saturday that an old colored wo-
man, named Ann Roberts, had on Friday
night before found young babe in large
paper sack about one-half mile from town
The woman left home about z o'clock Fri
day night to attend prayer meeting and
after church, as her daughters had not re-
turned home, as expected, from herlmarried
sisters, she started in that direction to
meet them. When about one-half mile from
Bagdad, in live-oak thicket near the path,
her dog commenced to bark at something
near by, and when she approached it found
II TO be paper sack, ana upon examining
IT found it contained young baby. 1t was
alive, so she wrapped it up in her apron and
started for the nearest house When about
200 yards from the road she heard two men
talking, and one said TO the other, II believe
she has it now" and the other said, 1--WE